title: Duplicated common femoral artery can be safely cannulated for femorofemoral cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: The duplicated common femoral artery can be safely cannulated for femorofemoral bypass, but we recommend postoperative imaging to identify potential complications. We found no previous reports of duplicated common femoral artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, UK.
authors.forename: Nnamdi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nwaejike
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, UK.
authors.forename: Palanikumar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saravanan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, UK. Electronic address: Augustine.Tang@bfwhospitals.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Augustine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex